In Saturday's Salt Lake Tribune, Franklin
Covey co-founder Hyrum Smith talked about his new book, "What Matters
Most" and about his struggle back from his 1998 excommunication from
the LDS Church. While he refused to talk about the excommunication
itself or much about the events that led to it, he did say that the
process has been a very painful experience.

The public radio business program Marketplace
was in Salt Lake City today, and took a 10-minute-long look at the
cultural factors of doing business in a Mormon-dominated society:
Salt Lake City. Marketplace's Bob Moon reported that some members of
the dominant religion often behaves in a way that wouldn't be
expected elsewhere.

The Public Radio International radio program
Marketplace, heard on public radio stations throughout the U.S., is hosting
its show from Salt Lake City today, and will include a segment on the LDS
Church and business in Salt Lake City. The program visits Salt Lake as part
of its program of periodically visiting locations around the nation.

Sharp rises by both optical network equipment
manufacturer Corvis and network software firm Novell pushed the
Mormon Stock Index up 2.4%. Both Corvis and Novell jumped more than
40% for the week, while other stocks held steady, with as many stocks
rising (7) as falling.